The library media specialist evaluates staff media assistants using the “Instructional Assistant – Media Center Evaluation” form following the guidelines outlined below. New assistants must be evaluated within the first six months of employment (probationary period). Assistants with permanent status must receive a review and evaluation every three years thereafter.
Guidelines:
I. Definitions:
Probationary Period is a period of six months during which the employee must demonstrate his/her ability and willingness to perform the responsibilities of the position to which he/she is assigned prior to attaining permanent status in that position.
Permanent Status is employment status granted upon satisfactory completion of a probationary period in a permanent or conditional position.
II. Procedures:
Probationary period is six months. An employee assigned to a permanent or conditional position becomes eligible for permanent status consideration upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period. If at any time during a probationary period a supervisor determines that a probationary employee’s work performance does not meet competency, a written recommendation that the employee be dismissed is submitted to the associate superintendent, Office of Human Resources. The recommendation must include the reasons for the proposed action. The associate superintendent, Office of Human Resources, consults with the primary account manager and forwards a recommendation to the superintendent (or designee) for approval or disapproval. If the recommendation is approved, the superintendent (or designee) determines the effective date of the dismissal. This action may be appealed in writing to the chief operating officer.
Recommending Permanent Status. The evaluator completes the “Instructional Assistant – Media Center Evaluation” form and submits it to the director of the Department of Performance Evaluation prior to the end of the probationary period. When an employee is recommended and approved for permanent status, the effective date of permanent status is the same as the date the employee completes the required probationary period. Permanent status is automatically granted if an evaluation is not conducted by the end of the probationary period.
Extension of Probationary Period. Upon request by the evaluator, an employee’s probationary period may be extended without penalty to the employee for the period of time an employee has been absent for an extended period of time during the probationary period for illness or other satisfactory reasons.
Sources: Created by Kate Kennedy, based on Input from Montgomery County and Frederick County Public Schools. Sample evaluation form from Frederick County.
Clerk and Staff Evaluation
The library media specialist evaluates staff media assistants using the “Instructional Assistant – Media Center Evaluation” form following the guidelines outlined below. New assistants must be evaluated within the first six months of employment (probationary period). Assistants with permanent status must receive a review and evaluation every three years thereafter.
Guidelines:
I. Definitions:
Probationary Period is a period of six months during which the employee must demonstrate his/her ability and willingness to perform the responsibilities of the position to which he/she is assigned prior to attaining permanent status in that position.
Permanent Status is employment status granted upon satisfactory completion of a probationary period in a permanent or conditional position.
II. Procedures:
Sample Media Assistant Evaluation Form:
Sources:
Created by Kate Kennedy, based on Input from Montgomery County and Frederick County Public Schools. Sample evaluation form from Frederick County.